UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2019
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware Delaware | 001-14387 001-13663 | 06-1522496 86-0933835 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 First Stamford Place, Suite 700 Stamford, Connecticut | 06902 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(203) 622-3131
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $.01 par value, of United Rentals, Inc. | URI | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 8, 2019, United Rentals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointments of Paul McDonnell as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer and Dale Asplund as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, in each case effective immediately.
Mr. McDonnell, age 53, joined the Company in 1999 as a district manager, followed by his appointment as region vice president. In 2008, Mr. McDonnell was named Senior Vice President—Specialty Operations of the Company and in 2016 his role expanded to include the combined responsibilities of sales and specialty operations. In January 2017, Mr. McDonnell was promoted to Senior Vice President—Sales and Specialty Operations. Most recently, Mr. McDonnell served as the Company’s Executive Vice President—Sales and Specialty Operations after his promotion to such role in November 2018.
Mr. Asplund, age 51, has served in senior positions with the Company since joining in 1998, including strategic leadership roles in supply chain operations, fleet management, shared serviced and acquisition integration. In 2011, Mr. Asplund was appointed Senior Vice President—Business Services and in April 2012 was promoted to Senior Vice President—Business Services and Chief Information Officer. Since January 2017, Mr. Asplund has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President—Business Services and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining the Company in 1999, Mr. Asplund worked for United Waste Systems, Inc. as a divisional manager.
In connection with the appointments, the Company has awarded each of Mr. McDonnell and Mr. Asplund aone-time grant of restricted stock units in the amount of $500,000 under the Company’s 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan, which will cliff vest on the third anniversary of such grant, subject to continued employment through such date.
Neither Mr. McDonnell nor Mr. Asplund has any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and neither is a party to any transactions listed in Item 404(a) of RegulationS-K.
A copy of the Company’s related press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 8, 2019, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders at which the stockholders voted: (i) upon the elections of José B. Alvarez, Marc A. Bruno, Matthew J. Flannery, Bobby J. Griffin, Kim Harris Jones, Terri L. Kelly, Michael J. Kneeland, Gracia C. Martore, Jason D. Papastavrou, Filippo Passerini, Donald C. Roof and Shiv Singh to the Board forone-year terms; (ii) upon the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019; (iii) on an advisory(non-binding) basis to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; (iv) upon the Company’s 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan; and (v) on an advisory(non-binding) basis on a stockholder proposal on right to act by written consent.
The stockholders elected all twelve directors, approved the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, approved (on anon-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, approved the Company’s 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan and approved (on anon-binding basis) a stockholder proposal on right to act by written consent.
The final voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2019 annual meeting are set forth below:
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
Nominee | For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | ||||
José B. Alvarez | 59,230,064 | 245,729 | 62,052 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Marc A. Bruno | 58,981,306 | 492,716 | 63,823 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Matthew J. Flannery | 59,388,447 | 86,689 | 62,709 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Bobby J. Griffin | 58,994,534 | 479,340 | 63,971 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Kim Harris Jones | 59,124,458 | 352,083 | 61,304 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Terri L. Kelly | 59,128,571 | 348,763 | 60,511 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Michael J. Kneeland | 57,997,100 | 1,478,719 | 62,026 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Gracia C. Martore | 58,940,777 | 506,313 | 90,755 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Jason D. Papastavrou | 57,393,546 | 2,081,553 | 62,746 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Filippo Passerini | 58,565,547 | 911,637 | 60,661 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Donald C. Roof | 57,936,574 | 1,537,605 | 63,666 | 9,049,540 | ||||
Shiv Singh | 59,370,711 | 107,410 | 59,724 | 9,049,540 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Public Account Firm.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
66,449,352 | 2,028,374 | 109,659 | * |
* Not applicable.
Proposal 3. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation.
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
53,344,929 | 6,066,368 | 126,548 | 9,049,540 |
Proposal 4. Approval of the 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan.
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
56,057,958 | 3,337,091 | 142,796 | 9,049,540 |
Proposal 5. Stockholder Proposal on Right to Act by Written Consent.
For | Against | Abstain | BrokerNon-Votes | |||
29,857,119 | 29,389,843 | 290,883 | 9,049,540 |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 |
*Furnished herewith
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 8, 2019
UNITED RENTALS, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Craig A Pintoff | |||
Name: | Craig A. Pintoff | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief | |||
Administrative and Legal Officer | ||||
UNITED RENTALS (NORTH AMERICA), INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Craig A Pintoff | |||
Name: | Craig A. Pintoff | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief | |||
Administrative and Legal Officer |